The North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (AEOP) District 12 has named Renita Allen Dawson its Administrator of the Year. Dawson is Wayne Community College’s Vice President for Workforce Continuing Education and Community Engagement. She was honored as the college AEOP unit’s Administrator of the Year earlier this year, which put her in the…… read more »
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WCC Vice President Receives Professional Organization Award
Friday Night Outage Leaves Thousands In The Dark Near Goldsboro
A power outage has left over 1,000 Duke Energy customers in the dark on the eastern side of Goldsboro. Duke Energy says the electrical outage was caused by a vehicle damaging its equipment. Over 1,300 customers were without power as of 6:30 PM. The power disruption stretched from west of Rosewood to the I-795 and…… read more »
$20 Million In State Funds Will Help Update Rosewood Middle School
(GDN) — The new state budget includes funds for much-needed updates to a Wayne County school. A $20 million block grant will come to Wayne County for the replacement or renovation of Rosewood Middle School. This week, both the Wayne County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education passed a joint resolution thanking the legislators…… read more »
Nearly 50% Of Wayne County’s Population Fully Vaccinated
(GDN) — Wayne County’s new cases of coronavirus are slowly increasing. This follows a trend seen across North Carolina in recent days. According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 302 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wayne County over the past two weeks. Wayne County has recorded 317 coronavirus-related deaths since…… read more »
United Way Accepting Nominations For Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Governor’s Service Award and Medallion Award for Volunteer Service Now, more than ever, the need for volunteers is at its greatest. Many individuals and organizations have responded and continue to respond to the call. It is in this spirit that the Governor’s Service Award was created to…… read more »
WCPS Announces Two Principal Changes
Two WCPS schools will have new principals in the new year. This week, the Wayne County Board of Education approved two principal changes during its monthly meeting: Jones Senior High School Principal, Tod Morgan, will be the new principal for Charles B. Aycock High. Mr. Morgan is replacing Mr. John Bell, who is retiring at…… read more »
Masks Remain Optional At WCPS
(GDN) — Masks will continue to be optional at Wayne County Public Schools. This week, the Wayne County Board of Education heard about the district’s latest COVID-19 trends from Ken Derksen, WCPS Executive Director of Community Engagement and Student & Family Support. Derksen says between the November and December reports, 117 students and two staff…… read more »
Become An Extension Master Gardener Volunteer!
Do you have an interest in learning more about gardening? Would you like to meet and share with other gardeners? Do you have an interest in volunteering to provide gardening educational programs with NC Cooperative Extension? Then the Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program may be for you! The Wayne County Cooperative Extension Office…… read more »
Public Feedback Sought On Disaster Recovery And Mitigation Plans
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to three action plans for the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds in areas of the state impacted by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The…… read more »
Wayne County Fire Marshal Lifts Burn Ban
(GDN) — Wayne County’s and the state’s burn bans have been lifted. The Wayne County Fire Marshal announced the county’s burn ban had been lifted as of 12 PM on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, the N.C. Forest Service lifted their statewide ban on burning for Wayne County that had been in effect since November 30th. … read more »
